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A comment on Why newsrooms haven't published leaked Trump campaign documents. Parent comment
1. Authenticity.
2. Motivation.
3. Importance.
When Iranians/Russians/Chinese hack political campaigns, they
1. Can falsify data, or inject errors.
2. They can "editorialize" the leak before publication to have a bias.
3. They can reveal information not relevant for the public but really harmful for the individual.
Let voters decide my ass. The purpose of journalism is to distill data for people to decide.
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1. Authenticity.
2. Motivation.
3. Importance.
When Iranians/Russians/Chinese hack political campaigns, they
1. Can falsify data, or inject errors.
2. They can "editorialize" the leak before publication to have a bias.
3. They can reveal information not relevant for the public but really harmful for the individual.
Let voters decide my ass. The purpose of journalism is to distill data for people to decide.